Archdiocese of Cumaná Archidioecesis Cumanensis | |
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Location | |
Country | Venezuela |
Statistics | |
Area | 6,152 km2 (2,375 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006) 515,000 489,000 (95.0%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 12 October 1922 (101 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Archbishop | Jesús González de Zárate Salas |
Bishops emeritus | Diego Padrón |
Map | |
Website | |
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cumaná ( Latin: Archidioecesis Cumanensis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Cumaná in Venezuela.
On 12 October 1922 Pope Pius XI established the Diocese of Cumaná from the Diocese of Santo Tomás de Guayana. [1] Pope John Paul II elevated the diocese to an archdiocese on 16 May 1992. [2]
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